Good Omens (TV Series)

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Good Omens
Created by	Neil Gaiman
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Written by	Neil Gaiman
Directed by	Douglas Mackinnon|- valign="top"| style="text-align: left;"|Starring		Michael Sheen David Tennant Daniel Mays Sian Brooke Ned Dennehy Ariyon Bakare Nick Offerman Anna Maxwell Martin Nina Sosanya Doon Mackichan Sam Taylor Buck Adria Arjona Miranda Richardson Michael McKean Jack Whitehall Mireille Enos Bill Paterson Yusuf Gatewood Jon Hamm
Voices of	Frances McDormand Brian Cox Benedict Cumberbatch
Music by	David Arnold
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Neil Gaiman Caroline Skinner Chris Sussman Rob Wilkins Rod Brown
Running time	51–58 minutes
Production company(s)	Narrativia The Blank Corporation Amazon Studios BBC Studios
Release
Original network	Amazon Video BBC Two (UK)
Original release	May 31, 2019
External links

Good Omens is a miniseries based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. A co-production between Amazon Studios and BBC Studios, the six-episode series was created and written by Gaiman, who also served as showrunner. Douglas Mackinnon directed the series. Good Omens stars an ensemble cast led by David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Adria Arjona, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall, Jon Hamm and Frances McDormand as the voice of God.

All episodes were released on Amazon Prime Video on May 31, 2019, and aired weekly on BBC Two in the UK starting January 15, 2020.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.1.1 Featured 2.2 Recurring and guest 3 Episodes 3.1 Season 1 (2016) 4 Production 4.1 Development 4.2 Casting 4.3 Filming 4.4 Title sequence 4.5 Costumes 4.6 Special effects 4.7 Music 5 Release 5.1 Marketing 6 Reception 6.1 Petition for cancellation 6.2 Accolades 7 References 8 External links

Premise

Cast and characters

Main

• Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, an angel who has lived on Earth since the dawn of creation. He was tasked with guarding the Garden of Eden with a flaming sword, which he inadvisably gave away to Adam and Eve on their expulsion from the Garden out of concern for their well-being. He has grown to love the finer things, enjoys haute cuisine and currently owns an antiquarian bookshop in London.
• David Tennant as Crowley, a demon who has lived on Earth since the dawn of creation. Originally called "Crawly", he is the Serpent who tempted Eve with the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
• Daniel Mays as Arthur Young, father of Adam
• Sian Brooke as Deirdre Young, mother of Adam
• Ned Dennehy as Hastur, a demon
• Ariyon Bakare as Ligur, a demon
• Nick Offerman as Thaddeus Dowling, the US Ambassador to the UK and father of Warlock
• Anna Maxwell Martin as Beelzebub, the leader of the forces of Hell
• Nina Sosanya as Sister Mary Loquacious, a nun of the Chattering Order of St. Beryl, a satanic order of nuns who were tasked with switching a human baby with the Antichrist
• Doon Mackichan as Archangel Michael
• Sam Taylor Buck as Adam Young, the reluctant Antichrist who was accidentally placed in the custody of the Young family
• Jon Hamm as the Archangel Gabriel, the leader of the forces of Heaven. While Gabriel was only mentioned once in the original novel, his role was meant to be expanded in the never-finished sequel to Good Omens, so Gaiman incorporated parts of the plot of the planned sequel regarding the role of the angels into the TV series's plot. In the novel, the leader of the forces of Heaven was the Metatron.
• Frances McDormand as the voice of God, the narrator of the series
• Adria Arjona as Anathema Device, Agnes Nutter's last descendant, an occultist who eventually teams up with Newton Pulsifer to try and stop the end of the world
• Miranda Richardson as Madame Tracy, a part-time medium and courtesan
• Michael McKean as Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell, the last officer of the once proud witchfinder army
• Jack Whitehall as Newton Pulsifer, a struggling computer engineer and descendant of witchfinder Thou-Shall-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer. Whitehall also portrays Thou-Shall-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer, the witchfinder who burned Agnes Nutter at the stake.
• Mireille Enos as War: one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse that appears in the form of war correspondent Carmine "Red" Zuigiber.
• Bill Paterson as R.P. Tyler, a member of the Tadfield Neighbourhood Watch and neighbour of the Young family
• Yusuf Gatewood as Famine, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse who appears in the form of dietician and entrepreneur Raven Sable.
• Jamie Hill and Brian Cox as Death, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Hill performed Death while Cox voiced him.

Featured

The below actors are credited in the opening titles of single episodes in which they play a significant role.

• Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss as Glozier and Harmony respectively, book-buyers for der Führer during World War II 
• Reece Shearsmith as William Shakespeare
• David Morrissey as Captain Vincent, the captain of the cruise ship that runs aground on Atlantis
• Simon Merrells as Leslie the International Express Man, a man who helps summon the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
• Derek Jacobi as the Metatron, the spokesperson for God
• Johnny Vegas as Ron Ormorod
• Andy Hamilton as the voice of Hell's Usher* Niall Greig Fulton and Benedict Cumberbatch as Satan, the ruler of Hell. Fulton performed the motion-capture for Satan while Cumberbatch voiced him.

Recurring and guest

• Samson Marraccino as Warlock Dowling: the son of the Dowlings, mistakenly thought to be the Antichrist
• Jill Winternitz as Harriet Dowling: wife of Thaddeus and mother of Warlock
• Paul Chahidi as Sandalphon
• Josie Lawrence as Agnes Nutter, the last true witch in England. Lawrence reprises her role from the radio adaptation.
• Amma Ris as Pepper: one of Adam's friends
• Ilan Galkoff as Brian: one of Adam's friends
• Alfie Taylor as Wensleydale: one of Adam's friends
• Lourdes Faberes as Pollution: one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and appears in the place of Pestilence who has retired as a Horseman upon the discovery of penicillin.
• Gloria Obianyo as Uriel
• Nicholas Parsons and Elizabeth Berrington as Dagon. Parsons voices him in episode 1 while Berrington portrays Dagon in episodes 5 and 6.

Jonathan Aris appears as the Quartermaster Angel: an angel who gears up the angels for Armageddon. Adam Bond portrays Jesus Christ, whose crucifixion is witnessed by Crowley and Aziraphale. Sanjeev Bhaskar portrays Giles Baddicombe, a slimy lawyer. Steve Oram plays Horace, a motorist on the M25 hypnotised and burned alive by Crowley's sigil. Paul Kaye and Ben Crowe make vocal cameos: Kaye as a spokesman for an electricity board and Crowe as Freddie Mercury. Jayde Adams and Jenny Galloway play participants at Madame Tracy's seance. Alistair Findley and Jim Meskimen cameo as George H. W. Bush, Findley portrayed Bush while Meskimen voiced him. Kirsty Wark, Paul Gambaccini and Konnie Huq cameo as TV presenters. Neil Gaiman cameos as all the individuals in the cinema scene in episode 4, besides David Tennant. Terry Pratchett's iconic hat and scarf appear in Aziraphale's bookshop.

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Original UK air date	U.K. viewers (millions)

Production

See also: Good Omens § In other media

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Promotional poster

Development

Casting

Filming

Title sequence

Costumes

Special effects

Music

Release

Marketing

Reception

Petition for cancellation

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.

References

External links

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